New Tour Title! The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Friends! Great news! There's a new debut WAITING to make the rounds to five lucky participants of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge! 

 If you are taking part in this year's Debut Author Challenge hosted by Hobbitsies, here's your chance to read THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER by Megan Shepherd. 

In the darkest places, even love is deadly. 

Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father's gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to find out if the accusations are true. 

Accompanied by her father's handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway, Edward—both of whom she is deeply drawn to—Juliet travels to the island, only to discover the depths of her father's madness: He has experimented on animals so that they resemble, speak, and behave as humans. And worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is killing the island's inhabitants. Torn between horror and scientific curiosity, Juliet knows she must end her father's dangerous experiments and escape her jungle prison before it's too late. Yet as the island falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father's genius—and madness—in her own blood. 

Inspired by H. G. Wells's classic The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Madman's Daughter is a dark and breathless Gothic thriller about the secrets we'll do anything to know and the truths we'll go to any lengths to protect.

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New Tour Title: The Golden Ashfruit by A.L. Harris

Hello there fellow book lovers and generally awesome people! We've got another debut waiting to make it's way through the hands of five lucky participants of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge!

If you are taking part in the 2013 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Hobbitsies, here's your chance to read THE GOLDEN ASHFRUIT by A.L. Harris

For Princess Mab, protection means power. As the most powerful faerie in existence, Mab is powerless to save her Lumen Court when its time runs out. Challenged from all sides, she is forced to court Freyr—an alluring, reluctant Vanir god sent to her world.

When Mab and Freyr unite against increasing betrayal and murder among the headstrong faerie courts, an ancient prophecy plunges them into chaos. Both fight against catastrophic results threatening to tear them apart.

Though Freyr struggles against Mab’s bloodlust and revenge, he is determined to save her from an unstoppable force that would lead her deeper into shadows and madness.

A pawn in a centuries-old conflict, Mab must test herself beyond anything she’s ever known or condemn her court to destruction.

But the very thing that would save her court might be the one thing that costs Mab her life.

This tour is now closed.

New Tour Title! The Fire Horse Girl by Kay Honeyman

Hello there fellow book lovers and generally awesome people! We've got another debut waiting to make it's way through the hands of five lucky participants of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge!

If you are taking part in the 2013 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Hobbitsies, here's your chance to read THE FIRE HORSE GIRL by Kay Honeyman

A fiery and romantic adventure, perfect for fans of Grace Lin, Kristen Cashore, or Lisa See!

Jade Moon is a Fire Horse -- the worst sign in the Chinese zodiac for girls, said to make them stubborn, willful, and far too imaginative. But while her family despairs of marrying her off, she has a passionate heart and powerful dreams, and wants only to find a way to make them come true.

Then a young man named Sterling Promise comes to their village to offer Jade Moon and her father a chance to go to America. While Sterling Promise's smooth manners couldn't be more different from her own impulsive nature, Jade Moon falls in love with him on the long voyage. But America in 1923 doesn't want to admit many Chinese, and when they are detained at Angel Island, the "Ellis Island of the West," she discovers a betrayal that destroys all her dreams. To get into America, much less survive there, Jade Moon will have to use all her stubbornness and will to break a new path . . . one as brave and dangerous as only a Fire Horse girl can imagine.

This title is now closed for tours. Check the comments for linked up reviews!

New Tour Title! Persistence of Vision by Liesel Hill

Hello there fellow book lovers and generally awesome people! We've got another debut waiting to make it's way through the hands of five lucky participants of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge!

If you are taking part in the 2013 Debut Author Challenge hosted by Hobbitsies, here's your chance to read PERSISTENCE OF VISION by Liesel Hill! 

 In a world where collective hives are enslaving the population and individuals have been hunted to the verge of extinction, Maggie Harper, and independent 21st Century woman, must find the strength to preserve the freedom of the future, but without the aid of her memories.

After experiencing a traumatic time loss, Maggie is plagued by a barrage of images she can't explain. When she's attacked by a creep with a spider's web tattoo, she is saved by Marcus, a man she's never met, but somehow remembers. He tells her that both he and her creepy attacker are from a future in which individuals are being murdered by collectives, and Marcus is part of the rebellion. The collectives have acquired time travel and they plan to enslave the human race throughout all of history. The flashes Maggie has been seeing are echoes of lost memories, and the information buried deep within them is instrumental in defeating the collective hives.

In order to preserve the individuality of mankind, Maggie must try to re-discover stolen memories, re-kindle friendships she has no recollection of, and wade through her feelings for the mysterious Marcus, all while dodging the tattooed assassins the collectives keep sending her way.

If Maggie can't fill the holes in her memory and find the answers to stop the collectives, the world both in her time and in all ages past and future will be doomed to enslavement in the grey, mediocre collectives. As the danger swirls around her and the collectives close in, Maggie realizes she must make a choice: stand out or fade away...

This tour is now closed.

New Tour Title! Pivot Point by Kasie West

Check it, friends! There's a new debut WAITING to make the rounds to five lucky participants of the 2013 Debut Author Challenge! 

 If you are taking part in this year's Debut Author Challenge hosted by Hobbitsies, here's your chance to read PIVOT POINT by Kasie West. 

Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not. 

In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.

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Thanks for keepin' it real, 2012

To all of those who participated with the DAC ARC Tours in 2012 - THANK YOU! Tara and I had a great time hosting the tours and made a few new blogging friends along the way! We're stoked you were into this idea and thank you for your participation, for getting the word out about the books and the blog, and for being genuinely awesome people. You rule.

There are some changes going forward for the challenge next year, so take note!

Leadership:
- The DAC 2013 is going to be hosted by Tara at Hobbitsies. She's going to do a great job because she's a great person! Kristi did a stellar job and she was ready to pass the torch into the able hands of Tara.
- The DAC ARC Tours Blog is going to be hosted by Amy from Tripping Books, Kate from Kate's Tales of Books and Bands, and Lisa from Lisa is Busy Nerding. Tara from Fiction Folio is taking a step back this year. Can we just take a minute to say THANK YOU for all of her hard work? Because seriously she was a rock star last year and listened to all of my whines and suggestions and brainstorms. She's the best forever and ever. Take a minute to either shout out to Tara on Twitter or via email or on her blog because that girl deserves it!

Policies:
- Okay guys, I know you're excited to read debut ARCs. We all are! But please listen to me when I say you HAVE to follow the rules! You really need to email the tour host when the book arrives. You absolutely must send the book with Delivery Confirmation. We need to be kept in the loop because there are other peeps on the tour who are waiting for the book! You keeping us in the loop keeps us happy and keeps all of the hair from being pulled out of our pretty little heads. Please be kind and follow the rules. Have I stressed that enough? I sure hope so.
- We will NOT be allowing PO Boxes next year. This causes a huge delay with tours and it just stinks.

Tours:
- Each time a new tour title goes up, we will do a blog post about it. That way you don't have to remember to come back and check - it will show up in your reader! Slick, huh? Then, when you're ready to post a review from your tour, you can leave a comment linking to your blog review so that everyone can get a peek.

Other:
- All of the blog pages have been updated for 2013. Take a look around! See what's new! Meet the new hosts and tell your friends about this blog!

Questions? Thoughts? Comments? Encouragement? Hit us up in the comments or via email or Twitter!

Bring it, 2013!

- Lisa

Keep it quick. Keep it easy.

Here's the deal, I like to break the rules. I really do. Sometimes, I eat my dessert last or I have a fully caffeinated drink at 9 pm or drive 7 miles over the speed limit. I get what the adrenaline rush is all about.

But when it comes to the DAC ARC Book Tours, we really need you to follow the rules. It makes things easier and quicker for everyone. We can all agree that quick and easy is the way to go.

Here are some common issues that have been spotted lately:

- Confusion over participation. You MUST participate with the 2012 Debut Author Challenge in order to participate with the tour. We're like sister blogs and it really steams our broccoli when you don't give us equal attention and love. Please have the button or a link or SOMETHING on your main page of the blog so we know that you're down with the program.

- Delay. Tours will move at (almost) lightning speed if you let us know the day you receive the book. If you wait 3 days to tell us it got to you, that's three less days without the address for the next stop. Multiply that times 5 and we've got serious delays going on. 

- No response. We spend time reading each and every response for those who want to read a certain book and choose people carefully. So it steams our broccoli (again!) when we select you and never hear back. We are forever thankful for those who respond with either a "I'm still interested! HOLLA" or a "I have already read this book, but thanks for emailing me!". Basically, just respond in some way, shape, or form and we're kosher.

Thanks again for all of your patience, enthusiasm and awesomeness. You all are really rad.